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VITUEI WILLOUGHBY, F RIDGEWOOD, :NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNR T@ AMERICAN CAB ANDFUNDRY COMPANY, @1F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CGRPQRATEN F NEW JERSEY.

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`Application. leu Augustan,

warehouse .vor other place of loading onto a.

truck and then into or on Va railway car, suchasa gondola or a hat car.

Transportation of goods by placing'thein in a container such as thoseknown as less than| carload lot containers has proven a highly.satisfactory Yand commercially successtul niethod et handing inasmuchas the i5 goods may he locked inthe container and remain therein untilthe container or the car on which it is mounted has reached itsdestination, thus minimizing the danger of pilerage. 'l

Containers for this purpose must be enceptionallyl strong and durabledue to the handling incident to transporting the same, and one object ofthis invention is to provide a container which possesses requisitestrength` to resist distortion.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a container of thecharacter specified, the walls ot which are reinforced by ribs orcorrugations.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a container formedof suitable metal, the parts of which are rigidly connected together andwhich parts are so formed that the container possesses exceptionalstrength. H 1

Another object ot' the inventiony is the provision ot a container whichis comparatively eay and .inexpensive to manufacture.

ther objects and advantages or this invention will be apparent from thefollowing description taken. in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l a side'elevation ot the contailler.; s T

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the' line 2*@ ot Fig. l;

Fig. al is a sectional view on the line 3 3 lto he level throughout.

3192.8. Serial No. l?.

lFig. 5 is a top-plan view of the container, certain parts being brokenaway to disclose details ot construction; f i

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; y

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 7--7 or" Fig. l;

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the container;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9--9 ot Fig. 8;

Fig. l0 is a sectional view on the line 10-10 of Fig. 8;

F ig. ll is l.a sectional view on the line ll--ll of Fig. 8;

Fig. l2 is a sectional view on the vline 12-12 ot Fig. 8; and

Fig. 13 is a sectional view on' the line 33m-13 ot Fig. 8.

Referring now moreparticularly to' the drawings in which similarcharacters ot reference designate similar parts in the several views,the container comprises generally a structure having a base or bottomportion A., side walls B, end walls C, a root' D and a tloor E.

The base ot the container is formed preferably of tour Z-barsconstituting side and end sills 2 and 4 respectively, one of the sidesills being shown clearly in Fig. 2, and including the upper and lowerchords 3 and 5 respectively, and the web 8, and asshown in Fig. 5, theside and end sills 2 and 4 are connected together by corner gussets l0.

rlChe opposite side sills are connected together by spaced channels l2havin flanges le; the channels heing preferably riveted to the lowerchord 5 ot the side sills, as Shown at l5, and to connecting plates 16supported by the upper chords ot said sills, as shown at 18 in Figs. 2and 5. These channels 12 serve as supporting means *for the flooring 20,

portions ot which are recessed to seat over the connecting plate 16 topermit the :door The end silla-Has shown in Fig. 13, are provided withfiller', strips-22 formed otwood or other suitable material, 'and tronithe description Igiven just above, it will be apparent that a base'Vportion for .the container hasheen provided which possess' the necessarystrength.

Fig. 1 discloses clearly the side walls of the container, and it can beseen that they are each formed of upper and lower transversely arrangedpanels 24 and 26 respectivel which overlap each other on a horizontalline as at 28; the panel 26 being of greater thickness than the u perpanel as shown in Fig. 7 to provide ad 'tional strength, and said panelsare preferably riveted together, as showny at 30. 'y

The side walls Bare each provided with spaced airs of reinforcing ribs,one pair on each si e of thel vertical center rthrough the walls. In theinstance shown these ribs are corrugations 32 which converge upwardlyfrom -adjacent the base of the container to points adjacent the upperedges of the side walls and lifting loops 34 hereina ter mentioned. In-

asmuch as the side walls are formed of two panels, each panel iscorrugated, and the corrugations are so arranged as to line whereby torovide continuous reinforcing elements which extend from the baseof thecontainer to points adjacent the roof. In addition to the ribs 32, theside wall panels 24 are further provided with transversely arrangedcorrugations or reinforcing ribs 35 arranged one abov -the othersubstantially midway between the side edges of the panel. The lowerpanels 26 are inwardly flanged at their lower edges, as shown at 38 inFig. 2, to underlie the upper chords 3 of the side sills, and they'aresecured thereto by the rivets 39; the-flanges 38 serving as positivelifting elements, as will be apparent.

The end wallsare indicated at lGand 42 respectively, and they areconnectedto the side walls by continuous corner angles 44 riveted as`shown `at 46 or otherwise secured tothe side edges of the respectivewalls (see Fig. 5).

The end wall 40 is substantially identical with the side wallsheretofore mentioned, and the description above with reference to theside walls applies equally tothis` end wall 40, so no furtherdescription ol said end wall seems to be necessary. The end wall 42,however, diers from the otherY walls of the container and includes arelatively narrow top panel 48 (see Fig. 8) and oppositely arrangedvertical panels 50 overlapped at their upper edges by the top panel-andsecured thereto by rivets 52; said anels 50 being spaced from each otherto define a door opening and having' their outer side edges riveted tothe corner angles 44 als shown at 54. The lower edges of the panels 50are inwardly anged in a manner similar to that shown in Fig. 2, tounderlie the topchord of the end sill and are secured to thelatter. To"strengthen the panels 50 corrugated stiflenere 56 are riveted to theinner surface thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, the said stideners bepreferably referably adjacent Y arranged in line with the hinges 58which support a door 60, and with the keepers 62 for the door locks 64at the free edge of the door. The inner edges of the panels 50 and the`lower edge of panel 48 `intermediate the panels 50, define aframe forthe door 60, and to stiii'en the door frame edges, .the inner edge ofeach panel 50 4is reversely bent as at 66 and then inwardly flanged asat 68 to define an angular recess which is continuous from-the loweredge of panel 48 lto the base of the container,.and in which recess aiill'er strip 70 of wood or the like is secured. At the upper edge ofthe door frame, the lower edge of panel 48 -is inwardly offset as at 72,and the door frame at this point is reinforced by a filler strip 74secured within a channel defined by the lower edge of the panelv 48 ,andthe web and one chord of a Z-shaped stilfener 75 which is riveted to thepanel 48 at 78. A water shed 79 is attached to thepanel 48 by the rivets78.

The door 60 is formed of a metal sheet 80 of suitable character and ishingedly connected to one panel 50 at 58 as heretofore mentioned,'andthe edges of said sheet 80 are reversely bent as atv 81 and then in'wardly flanged as at 82 to provide an internal recess continuous aboutthe edges of thedoor and in which filler strips 84 are secured; saidstrips having their exposed faces complemental with the exposed faces ofthe door frame` ller strips, and to effect a sealingof the container,theexposed faces of the door frarlnezller Ystrips are prefroo erablyprovided/withv sealing pads 86. .As

clearly seen in` Fig. 13, the licor of the container at the door openingisbeveled, and the iiller strip 84 at' this point is corres ondinglybeveled for an obvious pur se.

he iiller stri 84 at the lower edge o the door is provi ed with asealing padv 88 retained by an attaching strip 90 secured to the strip84.

ln order to stillen the door 60, the metal sheet 80 is provided with anX-.shaped reinforceme'nt 85 in the form'. of'corrugations* which radiatefrom substantially the-center of the door toward the four cornersAthereof. rlhe door 60 is further provided with a placard retainer 87 forretaining a destination sign. y y

The up er edges of the side walls B taper downwardly from a proximatelythe center of the upper edge ofthe panels 24, and the sidewalls areconnected by carlines 92, the same comprising channels 94 havingattaching danges 96 formed with the chords thereof.v 'lo secure`thechannels, the webs.98 at earch end are bent downwardly as at 10(){andareriveted to the sifde walls as shown at 102, the rivetsv 102 passingthrough the flanges 160 and alrenforcing le 103 arranged .adi eoeniftheupper-.edges e the side and end walls as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thesides which extend outwardly, channels connect- 104 of the channels arelaterally llanged at their ends as shown at 105 and are also rivcted tothe upper edges ofthe side walls and the angle 103. i'

The container roof D is formed /of two sheets of metal, 107 and 109, ofsuitable character which are connected together by welding as shownclearly in Fig. 6, at 111. The inner edges of the sheets 107 and 109 arepositioned over one leg of an angle 110 and are riveted to said leg asshown at 112. While in e'ect a continuous roof sheet has been provided,it has been found that Aby forming the roof of two separate sheets 107and 109, and connecting them as indicated above, a stronger constructionhas been provided. The connected sheets 107 and 109 define a roof forthe container and the edgesof the roof are downwardly flanged as shownclearly in Fig. 1 at 114 to overlie the upper edges of the side and endwalls of the container, and said flanges are riveted or otherwisesecured to the side and end walls, as shown at 116.

VThe container is provided with means for lifting the same by means of acrane or the like, whereby the'container ma .be transported from placeto place,`sai means including the lifting loops 34 heretofore mentioned,which are retained by straps 36 which lie adjacent the flange 114.015the roof D and are secured to the container by means of the aforesaidrivets 116.

From-theabove descriptionyit is believed that the construction of thecontainer of the v present invention will be fully apparent to thoseskilled in the art but it is to be understood that the ldrawings,herewith are merely by way of exampleV as obviously various changes inthe form and proportions of the device ma be made within the scope ofthe .appende claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.l

What is claimed is: 1. In a container of thekind described, side and endsills formed of Z-bars, channels connecting said side sills, andconnecti ed side and end walls for the container having their loweredges underlying and secured to the upper chords of the Z-bar sills. 2.In a container of the Vkind described, side and end sills formed ofZ-bars the upper 'chords of which extend outwardly spaced reinforcingelements connecting sai side sills and supported on the lower chords ofthe side sills, a iiooring supported by the reinforcing elements, andconnected .side and end walls for the .container having their loweredges inwardly flanged to underlie the upper chords of the sills andsecured thereto. r

3. In a less-than carload lot container, a base ortion includingconnected Z-bars delining side and 'end sills, the upper chords ofsills, and floorin andsupported t ereby.

ing said side sills and supported. by the lower chords of the sidesills, a ooring supported by said channels, side and end walls for thecontainer the lower edges of which are inwardly bent to define attachinganges underlying and secured to the upper chords of the sills,continuous corner angles connecting said side and end walls, and a rooffor the container the edges of which are flanged to overlap the upperedges of the side and end walls.

4. A wallfor a container of the kind described formed of metal andhaving upwardly converging pairs of corrugations on each side of thevertical center through said wall.

5. A'wall for a container of the kind described formed of metal andhaving upwardly converging pairs of corrugations on each side of thevertlcal center through said wall, and horizontally arranged corr tions'1ntermediate the before-mentione pairs of corruga'tions. Y

6. A wall for a container of the kind described formed of metal andhaving upwardly converging pairs 'of corrugations on each side of thevertical center through said wall, and horizontally arranged corruations intermediate the before-mentione pairs of corrugations, saidhorizontally arranged corrugations -extendin across the vertical center`through the wa.

7. A base structure for less than carload lot containers comprisingZ-bars defining side and end sills and having their lower chordsextending inwardly, gussets connectin adjacent ends of the said side andend si s, spaced channelsextendin between and supported by the lowerehor s of the side sills, the walls of -said channels being Illanged,connecting plates secured to the up- A per chords of the side sills andto the channel flanges to connect the channels to said secured to thechannels 8, In a less than carload lot container,` Z- bars at the basethereof defining side and end sills the upper chords ofsaid..7...l0ars.v

extendin to overlie the carlines, and a marginally..

thegside flanged roof plate for the container, flanges thereofoverlapping end walls. i

9i A-'wall structure for containers com- 5.

prising a plurality of metallic plates seoutwardly, side" and -andwallsA having t eir lower edges inwardly ianged h5` e side walls,y arein-f cured together along horizontal lines, eacliig, plate providedwith spaced pairs of yyertiqzzal corrugations, the corrugations of eachpair: converging upwardly andthe pairs of' 1&9

rugations on each plate being so positioned as to aline wherebycontinuous reinforcements are provided for the wall structure.

10. An end wall for containers comprising a transverse upper metallicplate, spaced vertical metallic plates secured thereto and defining withthe upper plate a door opening, a door hinged adjacent one edge of theopening and transversely arranged stiftening members secured to Vthevertical plates, said door having corrugations radiating from a commonpoint at substantially the center of the door toward the cornersthereof.

11. In a container, a base portion, connected side and end walls securedto the base portion, channel carlines arranged between the side wallsadjacent the upper l edges thereof, the web and sides of the`carlinesbeing severed at their junctures and bent at substantially right anglesto deline attaching iianges, an angle secured to the upper edges of theside and end walls one leg thereof overlapping the carlines, and a rooffor the containerprovided with a Inarginal attaching angesoverlappingthe side and end walls and secured thereto.

12. In a container of the kind described, anged sills, a flooringsupportedthereby, and connected side and end walls for the containerhaving their lower edges inturned to underlie a flange of each of thesills and secured thereto.

13. In a container of the kind described, anged sills, a flooringsupported by one each of the iianges of oppositely arranged sills, andconnected side and end Walls-for the container having their lower edgesinturned to underlie a flange of each of the sills and secured thereto.

14. In a container of the kind described, a base, connected side and endwalls attached to the base, and a roof for the container comprisingsheets arranged edge to edge and welded together, and an internalreinforcing strip extending across the meeting edges of the Isheets andriveted thereto.

15. In a container of the kind described,

Side and end Walls, and a. roof for the container comprising sheetsconnected Atogether in abutting relation with their remaining edgesanged and secured to the side and end walls, and an angle secured to theroof sheets across the meeting edges thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set `my hand. t l

VICTOR WILLOUGHBY.

